Alewya
Village Underground, EC2A 3PQ , [Venue Details]Alewya is an Ethiopian–Egyptian artist, singer, producer and visual creative whose work bridges continents and disciplines.
Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Shepherd’s Bush, West London. She represents a new generation of artists reshaping global music rooted in heritage yet unbound by it. Describing herself as a painter who makes music, Alewya approaches sound as texture and feeling, guided more by intuition than by structure.
Her upbringing was a collision of worlds: the devotional cadence of Quranic recitations, the pulse of Ethiopian music, and her older brother’s alt-leaning tastes (The Strokes, Deerhunter, Mount Kimbie) alongside her own diet of garage, grime, R&B and hip-hop. This fusion continues to animate her palette.
Early support from drum & bass pioneer Shy FX helped her develop an ethos grounded in roots, culture and authenticity, principles that still anchor her work. For Alewya, the goal is simple: she is not trying to be understood, but to understand herself through expression.
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Age restriction: 16+ with an adult
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Alewya is an Ethiopian–Egyptian artist, singer, producer and visual creative whose work bridges continents and disciplines.
Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Shepherd’s Bush, West London. She represents a new generation of artists reshaping global music rooted in heritage yet unbound by it. Describing herself as a painter who makes music, Alewya approaches sound as texture and feeling, guided more by intuition than by structure.
Her upbringing was a collision of worlds: the devotional cadence of Quranic recitations, the pulse of Ethiopian music, and her older brother’s alt-leaning tastes (The Strokes, Deerhunter, Mount Kimbie) alongside her own diet of garage, grime, R&B and hip-hop. This fusion continues to animate her palette.
Early support from drum & bass pioneer Shy FX helped her develop an ethos grounded in roots, culture and authenticity, principles that still anchor her work. For Alewya, the goal is simple: she is not trying to be understood, but to understand herself through expression.
Admission: £21.38
Age restriction: 16+ with an adult
Halibuts is the only place to find ALL London's live music.
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